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To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The book is published by alcoholics anonymous world services and is available through aa offices and meetings, as well as through booksellers. Hank p, whose big book story is the unbeliever, started aa in new jersey. The original alcoholics anonymous big book manuscript. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Our earliest printing voiced the hope that every alcoholic. Alcoholics anonymous goes to court and its members are livid. Bill and bob began working with other alcoholics, helping them achieve sobriety one at a time. No matter how far down the scale you have gone, you will see how your experience can benefit others 5.
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The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship the book has undergone four revisions since william wilson, also known as bill w. Alcoholics anonymous first edition, first printing 1939 big book with original dust jacket. This is a reproduction of the 1938 original manuscript of alcoholics anonymous. An extraordinary reproduction of the original working manuscript of alcoholics anonymous, with essays and notes by a panel of celebrated aa historians. Alcoholics anonymous first edition first printings 1939. Sep 03, 2010 an extraordinary reproduction of the original working manuscript of alcoholics anonymous, with essays and notes by a panel of celebrated aa historians.
Bob, recovered from alcoholism through spiritual principles. Harry emerson fosdick 01004 the christian science monitor, boston, august 17, 1939. Without a shred of medical evidence, it said alcoholism was a disease rather than a behaviour or a sin. Works publishing company, april 1939, hardcover 400pp. Alcoholics anonymous this is a reproduction of the 1938 original manuscript of alcoholics anonymous. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Aa members read it over and over, and not usually starting at the beginning.
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The original dust jacket has edge wear in the form of small chips and short tears with more loss at the corners and spine edges and abrasions at the folds. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover.
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